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A pear-shaped vessel with a tap at the base.
Also known as: Separatory funnel, Dropping funnel
A separating funnel is drawn as a pear-shaped vessel with a stopper above and a tap below, used to draw off the lower of two immiscible liquid layers.
Draws off the lower of two immiscible liquid layers through a tap at its base.
Contexts: Laboratory
Separates by density rather than by any chemical action, so what it achieves depends entirely on the two liquids not mixing.
Contexts: Laboratory
A pear-shaped outline narrowing downward to a small tap, with a stopper drawn as a short bar at the wide top.